http://www.samhsa.gov/data//2K13/Spotlight/Spot081-Parents.pdf
Reports on survey of parents and their feelings about whether they can influence their children to shun drugs. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_257.pdf
Covers alcohol use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body mass index, and sleep among U.S. adults to monitor the prevalence of key health behaviors. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2013/SR1301.pdf
Offers recommendations for alleviating the problem of substance-impaired driving, including reducing the blood alcohol concentration level for all drivers, conducting high-visibility enforcement of impaired driving laws, and incorporating passive alcohol sensing technology into enforcement efforts. From the National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/2013-national-drug-control-strategy
Reviews the progress made over the past four years and proposes a continuation of health and safety initiatives such as substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery. From the Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/NSDUH098/sr098-UrbanRuralRxMisuse.htm
Describes the prevalence and trend of abuse of prescription drugs and the types of drugs being abused by characteristics of the counties, whether rural, urban, or urbanized but non-metropolitan. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/11-1425
8-1 Supreme Court decision that warrants are usually required before uncooperative drivers can be forced to submit to a blood-alcohol test. The justices were divided on how to define the circumstances which would allow testing without a warrant. From the Cornell Legal Information Institute
http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc11_eng.pdf
In 3 parts: a table of child well-being in 29 of the world’s advanced economies, what children say about their own well-being, and changes in child well-being over the first decade of the 2000s. From UNICEF
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43034.pdf
Summarizes the Washington and Colorado marijuana legalization laws and evaluates whether they may be preempted by the federal Controlled Substances Act or international agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists